Up and at ’em bright and early, 7am. Fortunately, we didn’t have to be down for the second day of competition until close to noon, so we were able to take our time getting ready, have a leisurely morning, then toddle on down to the ballroom. We missed most of the country dances, coming in…
2013 Fall Freestyles ran Friday and Saturday, September 21-22 at the Sheraton Premiere in Tysons Corner. I took the day off of work. Preparing for these events, though I’m a veteran now, is always more work than expected. I had to do laundry, pack, then go shopping for clothes that fit. Well, a shirt, actually.…
Bryce Canyon And on the final day of our Backroads trip, rather than get up early to dance, rather than getting up early see the spectacular sunrise over Bryce…we slept in till 6:40am. Guess that’s all relative, eh? Sleeping in, that is. When we did get up and head out to breakfast, it was a…
Up before the crack of dawn. Well, actually, up every couple of hours. Between Ralphy and having to pee (lotsa liquid is GREAT for hydration; not so great for restful sleep!!), both mom and I were up every couple hours. We only had one visit from the rodent, but it had us both out of…
Sitting on a rock at the end of a 4-mile hike. Granted, doesn’t really sound all that bad, but the first 2 miles were straight DOWN into the canyon and the second 2 were straight UP out of the canyon. And it took the same amount of time each direction. About an hour. Lemme tell…
Am I dedicated or just crazy?! Okay, don’t answer that… Up again at 5 am for dance practice. This time by design, though I did awake before the alarm. Practiced for an hour before heading up to the room to pack. It was practically pitch black outside as I practiced in the pavilion, but I…
I am EXHAUSTED!! What a day! It all began, as most days do, at the beginning. Only today, the beginning was much too early: 5:00 am. It wasn’t by design or necessity, but rather, by dint of the fact that I drank way too much water yesterday and spent all might getting up to go…
And thus ends Day 1of Karen and Byl’s Great Southwestern Adventure. We began the day with a hearty breakfast at the Courtyard Marriott in St. George, UT, followed by packing up and meeting our travel companions for the next week.Our tour leaders are Chuck and Rachel. Chuck has been with Backroads for 16 years. This…